Mad Science

Each class is designed for age appropriateness and all MAD scientists will
participate in hands on experiments in small groups, individually, and as lab
assistants to the MAD Science instructor in dynamic, interactive demonstrations.
Students will always be making something they will get to take home. Take-home
cards each class also indicate to parents “what we learned” and introduces “lets try this at home” activities to reinforce what was presented in the “lab”. This semester young scientists will be “doing” a mix of some cool new and updated hands-on activities. Class titles are as follows:

• Under Pressure - Join Bernoulli & Newton as we explore aerodynamics and the properties of air... under pressure. Use a vortex generator to create air pockets with a punch, and levitate ping-pong balls in defiance of gravity!
• Che-mystery - Eliminate the mystery in chemistry! Explore one of the most exciting and fundamental sciences as you grow a crazy crystal garden and make your own “chemical” soda pop!
• ”Current” Events - Take a tour on the electron freeway! Conductors, insulators, transistors, and other elements in the world of circuit electricity introduce themselves to you via the tingle in your fingertips and the twinkle in your eye…
• “Fun”- damental Forces - Gravity... Inertia... Centripetal force... who could ever imagine that an intro to physics could be so much fun? Experience these awesome forces for ourselves and build some cool devices to watch them at work!
• Wacky Waves - Create your own multidensity wave bottles while learning about water, waves and the environment. Simulate the effects of an ocean oil spill and develop creative techniques to clean it up!
• Science of Magic - Magic? No… It's science! You'll learn the secrets behind famous magic that you can recreate for yourself! Mother nature has some tricks of her own, and we'd like to show you what's up her sleeve!
• Fantastic Fliers - The Wright Brothers would be proud as we follow in their footsteps and learn the fundamental principles of flight. Build a “football” glider, control surfaces and your very own loop-flying stunt plane. You'll be a Top Gun after this class!
• Super Structures - Discover the strengths of triangles, cylinders and arches and how make for sturdy homes and skyscrapers! Use teamwork to build your own super structures as well as an earthquake-proof building!